Settled

July 28, 1986|By Susan G. Strother

MIAMI — A controversial issue involving compensation to flight attendants who were left out of a contract agreement worked out with Eastern Air Lines Inc. earlier this year was settled. An order signed by U.S. District Judge Eugene P. Spellman ended a lawsuit filed on behalf of flight attendants not covered by the contract negotiated by Local 553 of the Transport Workers Union, which represents the flight attendants. The agreement stipulates that Miami-based Eastern will settle with flight attendants who have seniority dates earlier than Jan. 1, 1984, and who were on the payroll on March 31, the new contract date.